1975 studio album by Status Quo
On the Level |
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Studio album by Status Quo |
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Released | 14 February 1975 |
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Recorded | Late 1974 |
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Studio | - IBC Studios, London
- Phonogram Studios, London
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Genre | Hard rock, heavy metal, blues rock |
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Length | 37:55 |
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Label | Vertigo Capitol (USA and Canada) |
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Producer | Status Quo |
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Status Quo chronology |
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Quo (1974) | On the Level (1975) | Blue for You (1976) | |
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Singles from On the Level |
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- "Down Down"
Released: 29 November 1974 |
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AllMusic | [1] |
On the Level is the eighth studio album by English rock band Status Quo, released by Vertigo Records on 14 February 1975.[2] The album's cover art features band members in an Ames room, and on the original vinyl release, the inner gatefold sleeve consisted of informal photos members of the group had taken of each other.
In November 1974, the band released the only single from the album, an edited version of a Rossi/Young song entitled "Down Down". The single gave the band their only number-one hit to date. Its b-side was the Parfitt/Young album track "Nightride".
The album entered the UK Albums Chart at number one. All tracks were written or co-written by the group and long-term collaborator Bob Young, apart from "Bye Bye Johnny", which was a Chuck Berry composition.
Track listing
Side oneNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
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1. | "Little Lady" | Rick Parfitt | Parfitt | 3:03 |
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2. | "Most of the Time" | Francis Rossi, Bob Young | Rossi | 3:22 |
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3. | "I Saw the Light" | Rossi, Young | Rossi | 3:40 |
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4. | "Over and Done" | Alan Lancaster | Rossi | 3:55 |
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5. | "Nightride" | Parfitt, Young | Parfitt and Rossi | 3:54 |
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Side twoNo. | Title | Writer(s) | Lead vocals | Length |
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6. | "Down Down" | Rossi, Young | Rossi | 5:25 |
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7. | "Broken Man" | Lancaster | Lancaster | 4:14 |
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8. | "What to Do" | Rossi, Young | Rossi | 3:07 |
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9. | "Where I Am" | Parfitt | Parfitt | 2:45 |
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10. | "Bye Bye Johnny" | Chuck Berry | Lancaster | 5:21 |
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2005 reissue bonus tracks
- "Down Down" [single version] (Rossi, Young) – 3:50
- "Roll Over Lay Down" [live] (Rossi, Parfitt, Lancaster, Coghlan, Young) – 5:41
- "Gerdundula" [live] (Manston, James) – 2:35
- "Junior's Wailing" [live] (White, Pugh) – 3:57
- "Roadhouse Blues" [live] (Jim Morrison, John Densmore, Robby Krieger, Ray Manzarek) – 12:24
Personnel
- Status Quo
Charts
Weekly charts | Year-end charts |
Certifications
Region | Certification | Certified units/sales |
Australia (ARIA)[3] | 3× Platinum | 150,000^ |
France (SNEP)[18] | Gold | 100,000* |
Netherlands (NVPI)[19] | Gold | 25,000[19] |
Sweden (GLF)[20] | Gold | 25,000[20] |
Switzerland (IFPI Switzerland)[21] | Gold | 25,000^ |
United Kingdom (BPI)[22] | Gold | 100,000^ |
* Sales figures based on certification alone. ^ Shipments figures based on certification alone. |
References
- ^ "On the Level - Status Quo | Album". AllMusic.
- ^ "New Quo album". NME. 18 January 1975. p. 2.
- ^ a b c Kent, David (1993). Australian Chart Book 1970–1992 (illustrated ed.). St Ives, N.S.W.: Australian Chart Book. ISBN 0-646-11917-6.
- ^ "Austriancharts.at – Status Quo – On the Level" (in German). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- ^ "Dutchcharts.nl – Status Quo – On the Level" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- ^ Pennanen, Timo (2006). Sisältää hitin – levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla vuodesta 1972 (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. ISBN 978-951-1-21053-5.
- ^ "Offiziellecharts.de – Status Quo – On the Level" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- ^ "Charts.nz – Status Quo – On the Level". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- ^ "Norwegiancharts.com – Status Quo – On the Level". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- ^ Salaverri, Fernando (2005). Sólo éxitos: año a año, 1959–2002 (in Spanish) (1st ed.). Spain: Fundación Autor-SGAE. ISBN 84-8048-639-2.
- ^ "Swedishcharts.com – Status Quo – On the Level". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Status Quo – On the Level". Hung Medien. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- ^ "Official Rock & Metal Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 8, 2023.
- ^ "Jaaroverzichten – Album 1975". Dutch Charts. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "Top 100 Album-Jahrescharts". GfK Entertainment. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "Top Selling Albums For 1975" (PDF). Music Week. 27 December 1975. p. 10. Archived (PDF) from the original on 9 March 2021. Retrieved 30 November 2021 – via worldradiohistory.com.
- ^ "French album certifications – Status Quo – On The Level" (in French). InfoDisc. Retrieved 4 February 2021. Select STATUS QUO and click OK.
- ^ a b "Status Quo: A Dutch "Gold" Sales Award for the Album "On The Level", November 1975". Bonhams. Archived from the original on 20 December 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ a b "Above the Status Quo" (PDF). Cash Box. 12 December 1975. p. 42.
- ^ "Status Quo: A Swiss "Gold" Sales Award for "On The Level", 1975". Bonhams. Archived from the original on 20 December 2020. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
- ^ "British album certifications – Status Quo – On The Level". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 4 February 2021.
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